Ipod touch, Nook, or Kindle for 9 and 10 year olds

[khkabowski]

My nine and ten year old boys are interested in getting an ipod touch. They want it for taking pictures, making movies, watching movies, playing online games, etc. I have no idea where to start. Do I want to look at the Ipod or more like the Nook or Kindle? Are the Nook and Kindle more like tablet computers. If I go with an Ipod, which generation? How much memory do they need? Please help. I am so confused. TIA

[racerfan]

The 8gb Ipod touch goes for about $199 unless you can get a deal with a gift card etc. The Nook and Kindle start of at around $79.00 Nook and Kindle are ereaders for reading books only, unless you go up to the Nook Tablet or the Kindle Fire which are tablets they can read on (not e-ink but a lcd screen) Both of those tablets do not have cameras. the tablets are $249 for the Nook Tablet and $199 fo rthe Kindle Fire. The Ipod touch has a camera.

[riversedgemast]

My daughters 9 & 15 both have 4th gen ipod touches and my 7yr old son has a hand me down 2nd gen. They love them. Lots of apps, can put all their music on them, take picts. They sell everywhere for$199. You can get them from the apple store online for the same, with FREE engraving and free shipping.

 

9 yr old also has a Nook, but no picts or apps like the ipod.

 

I recommend getting a www.squaretrade.com warrenty on them, covers drops and spills for about $30 for 2 yrs. If you go with a Nook get a warrenty from squaretrade for it too (cheaper than what they try to sell & so easy to use)

[khkabowski]

Thanks for the information. Do the ipods ever go on sale, or come with free gift cards or anything? TIA

[mom2monkiesx3]

have you looked at the Kindle Fire? My oldest HAS an Ipod Touch, he's almost 14 and my youngest wanted a Ipod touch, he just turned 8. But BOTH have now put Kindle Fire on their list. I got them both one and think it was definatly the best option for us (free streaming video with a prime account)

[amood06]

Thanks for the information. Do the ipods ever go on sale, or come with free gift cards or anything? TIA

I think so close to Christmas you'll probably pay regular price and they'll have a nice store GC to go with it. My daughter got a Touch for her birthday and loves it. I went refurbished from the Apple Store, I don't see any 32gb in stock right now which is what I would recommend. Try checking in with that website daily. http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/ipod/ipod_touch

[peppysfireball]

I got my son the kindle fire also. I have a kindle with over 800 books on it, but he's more interested in netflix streaming. I won't use the prime, their selection is a fraction of netflix's.